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Sunday, January 8, 2017

'Armour' from KyleC: Vickers VIB Western Desert

So
like last year I have a ton of tanks to paint up, and this is a great
chance to start in on them! Though one of the biggest regrets I have of
some of my older ones is that the contrast on them is too low for
gaming. Good for showcase at times, but terrible to see what or how they
are doing on the table.With that in mind, I have tried a new style and here is the prototype coloring!

As
it is based on the British 8th Army as a starter, but then adapted for
my Canadian forces, I was trying to figure out the best pattern to put
on it.Researching
online I have seen many in this theatre of war had the black camo
pattern on a desert colored base. So I have tried to replicate that on
here.

The
biggest change though aside from the camo was that I did not weather it
as much as I had my other vehicles in the past. I instead with a muted
washes throughout the armor to give it a bit more shaded look in areas
compared to a "Wow.. who left this outside in the desert storm last
night?" look that I had done with my crusaders previously.

And
the final bit was that I then drybrushed the entire vehicle with a
lighter khaki color. This was to give it a bit more of a pop in areas
along the top. This is the table top experience more than anything as it
really stands out now on the table more than it would be if everything
was more muted.Overall a fun little prototype and I have a armory of vehicles now to do up similar to this!